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Incidental finding of alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase deficiency in a patient with oculocutaneous albinism type 4.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Nov 2012
Verhagen Judith M A, Huijmans Jan G, Williams Monique, van Ruyven Rutger L J, Bergen Arthur A B, Wouters Cokkie H, Brooks Alice S
Abstract excerpt
Genome-wide studies may lead to the discovery of genetic variants of potential clinical importance beyond the aims of the study. We performed single nucleotide polymorphism array analysis in a boy with oculocutaneous albinism to identify copy-neutral regions of homozygosity harboring genes involved in melanin biosynthesis. An unanticipated homozygous deletion of chromosome 5p13.3 was discovered, encompassing not...
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